On Dec 30, 1:51 pm, "Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
The following tool is for sale at the Harbor. Item No. 46727
(Sorry but I am failing at pasting a workable hyperlink to the item. When I
try to click my own pasted hyperlink, it comes back "item not found".
Advice appreciated).

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46727

This is for sale at my local store for $ 134.99 and we pay no taxes in
Oregon!!

Anyway, anybody have any scoop on this item? Mainly, will I be able to
replace one or both wheels with a diamond wheel? Do diamond wheels come in
a 'bolt-on' configuration with a 1-1/4 inch hole?

BTW, while I own a serious 3hp 3phase pedestal grinder, I have purchased
(years ago) an inexpensive ($29) bench grinder from harbor freight and
dedicated it (obviate contamination) to sharpening my tungsten tig welding
tips. Very happy with this machine. No perceivable run-out. I can shut
the grinder off, go take a 3 minute crap, and when I come back it still
hasn't finished spinning. I'm sure quality varies sample to sample.

Any advice on the above would be appreciated. There are budget
considerations, and, so far I haven't needed one of these tool grinders.
Maybe I don't need one now, but tools ownership is fun!!

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

I bought one 3 years ago, it's very OK for the money, and yes you can
replace the green wheels with diamond wheels. And it has forward and
reverse, the Enco version of this was one direction only. For the
money (I also have the Baldor version of this) I don't think you can
go wrong. There was a thread about this a few months ago, I believe
the poster was disappointed with the quality of the unit on display.

ignator